Sonic Confluence Collective: Words Like Sounds Like Words brings together 3 artists each from the spoken word and sound worlds who have combined their talents to create a joint performance.

Featuring: Maigan Van der Geissen, Ryan James Summers aka Some Sum, Cay De Dios, Afarin Nazarijou, Louis Bouchier and Biboye Onanuga

This is the first-ever collaborative project between the Edmonton Poetry Festival and New Music Edmonton. Three spoken word and three sound artists are coming together to create a collective performance. The collaboration highlights the magic of mixing or mashing genres to create a unique sonic experience.

The Edmonton Poetry Festival thanks Canadian Heritage Grant for funding support towards this project. New Music Edmonton thanks our funders: The Edmonton Arts Council, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, SOCAN Foundation, The City of Edmonton, and AGLC.